وواضعةand one laying خدهاher cheek فيupon الصعيدthe earth
وواضعة خدها في الصعيد
لأربابهاfor her masters عندهاin her regard حرمةreverence
لأربابها عندها حرمة
And one who lays her cheek upon the earth,
With her cheek resting on the ground
whose masters she holds in reverence:
She has dignity for her masters
نسيجةa woven fabric بنتdaughter of جلودthe hides of النعاجthe ewes
نسيجة بنت جلود النعاج
بغيرwithout سداةwarp ولاnor لحمةweft
بغير سداة ولا لحمة
a woven thing, daughter of the hides of ewes,
Made of sheepskins
with neither warp nor weft.
With no masters or meat
تمدshe spreads علىover الرقthe hard ground رقa flat expanse of الرمالthe sands
تمد على الرق رق الرمال
وتوفيand she rises علىabove الحرthe freeborn فيin النعمةluxurious ease
وتوفي على الحر في النعمة
She spreads a sandy expanse over the hard ground,
She stretches her neck over the sand
and surpasses the freeborn in luxurious ease.
And is content with bounty in the heat
ويعمرand fills ذاthis البيتhouse منهاfrom her غمامa cloud
ويعمر ذا البيت منها غمام
بهin it شهبةgrayness خالطتmingled with أدمهits tawny hue
به شهبة خالطت أدمه
A cloud from her fills this house,
This house is inhabited by a cloud
with grayness mingled into its tawny hue.
In it a flame mixed with smoke
متاعa useful possession لمنfor whoever كانwas ذاpossessed of خلةneed
متاع لمن كان ذا خلة
فقيراpoor ومنand whoever كانwas ذاpossessed of نعمةprosperity
فقيرا ومن كان ذا نعمة
A useful possession for anyone in need,
A belonging for whoever had nothing
poor, and for anyone living in plenty.
And whoever had bounty